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With a history of over 250 years, the Otabi Festival is Komatsu's biggest event. The festivities center around the children's kabuki plays staged upon traditional hikiyama floats!   W… Read more...

Japan’s commitment to the preservation of its heritage draws in the masses and has led Japan to a carefully curated image of traditional and contemporary intertwinement. There are various pillar… Read more...

A Local Treasure: Natadera Temple Tucked into the foliage, Natadera rests at the boundary between the foothills of Mt Hakusan and the Kaga plain. Natadera is not a temple complex that uproots… Read more...

You may have heard that Komatsu's local specialty (what you may call meibutsu 名物 in Japan) is tomatoes. We are in fact the top tomato producer in the Hokuriku region!   During toma… Read more...

Want to enjoy the sakura this hanami season but averse to crowds? We know the struggle, but thankfully Komatsu turns out to be a hidden spring of sakura spots! Compiled here is a list of our fa… Read more...